The Soyuz crew's narrow escape from a 1983 launchpad explosion
Space.com looks back at the September 26, 1983, accident, which it describes as triggering the first-ever launch abort escape for a human crew.
TLDR
Space.com recounts how the Soyuz T-10-1 crew narrowly escaped when a Russian Soyuz rocket exploded on the launchpad on September 26, 1983. The outlet describes it as the first-ever launch abort escape for a human crew.
The Soyuz crew's narrow escape from a 1983 launchpad explosion
Space.com looks back at the September 26, 1983, accident, which it describes as triggering the first-ever launch abort escape for a human crew.
TLDR
Space.com recounts how the Soyuz T-10-1 crew narrowly escaped when a Russian Soyuz rocket exploded on the launchpad on September 26, 1983. The outlet describes it as the first-ever launch abort escape for a human crew.